KILMARNOCK and St Mirren have learned who lies in wait - IF they can come through their next Uefa Conference League ties. Both the Buddies and Ayrshire side are heading for Norway in the third qualifying round which kicks off this week. 3 St Mirren brought European football back to Paisley for the first time in almost four decades Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Saints capped a memorable day with a convincing win Credit: Kenny Ramsay 3 Kilmarnock crashed out of thr Europa League into the COnference last week Credit: Alamy But before jetting off due north, both have the luxury of a home tie as Tromso come to Killie and Saints host FK Brann.
And each know what is at stake if they can achieve success in Scandinavia next Thursday. Uefa have drawn the play-off stage for the Conference League - dnagling the carrot of qualification ahead of each side. The play-off is the final stage before the group section itself, with eight guaranteed games for all entrants - a lot like the re-formatted Champions League .
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